Killer In The Family

In December 2011 in Pudsey near Leeds, 36 year old Clair Smith and her two sons 9 year old Ben and 1 year old Aaron were killed by husband and father Richard Smith.

Said to be experiencing depression since the loss of their baby boy Jake in 2007, Smith stabbed and smothered his family before setting their home on fire and taking his own life.

This is the story of the Smith Family.
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Information and support
Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA
Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid
National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247
Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America
Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline

References
Leeds father Richard Smith killed wife and sons then self - BBC News

Smith family "unlawfully killed" - ITV News

Depressed Dad Richard Smith Killed Family | UK News | Sky News

Friends and neighbours baffled after Leeds designer kills family

Further update on family found dead in Pudsey | Harrogate Informer

The Leeds man who turned on his 'perfect family' | UK news | The Guardian

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In October 1989 30 year old Carol Stuart was shot and killed in her car in Boston when she was with her husband Charles Stuart. She was seven months pregnant with their first child. Charles or Chuck Stuart was also shot in the stomach and called 911 from his car phone.

Once first responders reached Carol and Chuck they transported them to hospital. Chuck survived but sadly Carol died later that evening – her baby was delivered by C section weeks premature and baptised Christopher Stuart. Sadly he died 17 days later and both his and Carol’s deaths were treated as murder.

Chuck told police that a black man car jacked them and shot them both and so ensued a manhunt through the city of Boston with a man called Willie Bennet arrested for the murders of Carol and Christopher. Then Chuck’s brother Matthew blew the case wide open as he told police that it was Chuck who had shot and killed Carol to get her life insurance. Chuck took his own life the next day.

This is not only a story of a man who killed his family, but a story of deep deception, racism and a psychopath who nearly got away with murder.

This is the story of Carol and Christopher Stuart.
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Information and support
Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA
Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid
National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247
Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America
Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline

References
Murder in Boston Podcast - Podcast - Apple Podcasts

Watch Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning | HBO Max

The Racist Hoax That Changed Boston - Reveal

Charles Stuart | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Could troubling police, media response to Charles Stuart murder happen again? — Harvard Gazette

Local Spotlight: 'Murder In Boston' : 1A : NPR

Charles Stuart and the murder in Boston that changed a city forever

GRAND JURY REASSESSING BOSTON MURDER HOAX - The Washington Post

Mayor Wu formally apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder of Carol Stuart | WBUR News

Willie Bennett: Where is Stuart Case Ex-Suspect Today?

I-Team Exclusive: Man Wrongly Accused In Notorious 1989 Murder Grants Rare Interview - CBS Boston

Boston pays $150,000 settlement to men wrongfully suspected in 1989 Stuart murder - CBS Boston

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Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton
Produced by Clare Laxton
Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio
Music by Pixabay

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In January 2012 31 year old Sarah Laycock and her eight year old daughter Abigail were killed by Sarah’s partner John Miller in Garforth in Leeds. Their 4 year old daughter survived but was left alone with the bodies of her mother and sister for over 12 hours.

An abusive man with a history of controlling behaviour, Miller was arrested after the murders and convicted – but only of manslaughter. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2013 which means he might be free very soon.

This is the story of Sarah Laycock and her daughter Abigail.



Come and join me at CrimeCon in London on the 3rd and 4th of October! Get your ticket at crimecon.co.uk and use code FAMILY to get 10% off.

Information and support
Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA
Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid
National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247
Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America
Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline

References
Garforth murders: Pair named as mother and daughter - BBC News

Garforth killings: Sarah Laycock's parents 'devastated' at deaths - BBC News

Dad butchered Leeds family and spared ‘Aryan’ daughter

Girl left in house with bodies of mother and sister after father killed them | Crime | The Guardian

Axe man jailed for life after double killings

John Miller: Racist killed partner and daughter but spared ‘Aryan’ child | Metro News

Girl 'left with bodies in home' | London Evening Standard | The Standard

Garforth murder suspect John Miller arrested after row with paramedics - Birmingham Live

Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve, West Yorkshire - The RSPB

Credits
Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton
Produced by Clare Laxton
Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio
Music by Pixabay

If you’re enjoying the podcast and would like to support its running, please consider buying me a coffee buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton
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In December 2022, 32-year-old Natalie McNally was killed in her home in Lurgan County Armagh. She was 15 weeks pregnant.

Police later charged her partner and father of her unborn child, Stephen McCullagh, and he was found guilty of her murder in March 2026. Also known as the YouTube murder, McCullagh used a fake YouTube livestream as an alibi after carrying out a planned, violent attack on Natalie.

This is the story of Natalie McNally.

Information and support
Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA
Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid
National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247
Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America
Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline

References
BBC Sounds - Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial - Available Episodes

Natalie McNally: Family on Stephen McCullagh's lies after her murder - BBC News

NI 'most dangerous' part of UK to be a woman - BBC News

Natalie McNally: 'We treated her like a princess, we'll love her forever' - BBC News

Man found guilty of murdering pregnant partner Natalie McNally - BBC News

Jury sworn in for trial of YouTuber accused of Natalie McNally’s murder – The Irish Times

Young Lurgan woman Natalie McNally a ‘kind and caring’ person – Armagh I

Former partner of Natalie McNally ‘hoped to get away with’ her murder, trial hears – The Irish Times

A picture of violence: The 30 women killed in more than four years - BBC News

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Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton
Produced by Clare Laxton
Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio
Music by Pixabay

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In July 1991 Tonya Clayton Green was killed by her husband Gregory Green, she was six months pregnant at the time. Green was convicted for second-degree murder and was sentenced to serve 15 to 25 years in prison. Within 16 years he had been released and sadly, this is not where this story ends.

Green was released in 2008 and by 2010 he had married Faith Green and they went on to have two daughters together. Green was an abusive and controlling husband and in 2016 Faith filed for divorce.

In September 2016 Faith was brutally assaulted by Green who then forced her to witness the murder of her two children – his stepchildren – 19 year old Chadney and 17 year old Kara. Green then killed his own two children – 5 year old Koi and 4 year old Kaleigh. Faith survived the brutal attack.

Green was convicted and sentenced to 45 to 100 years in prison as questions remain on how he was released and allowed to become a two time family annihilator.

This is the story of Tonya Clayton and Faith Green and her children.

Information and support
Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA
Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid
National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247
Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America
Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline

References
The Monster That Killed His Family Twice: The Faith Green Story: Amazon.co.uk: Brown, Faith: 9798986875217: Books

Gregory Green, The Man Who Killed His Family — Twice

Inside the Brutal Story of Gregory Green– How He Misused His Pardon to Kill his Four Children | Criminal

Dad of teens killed talks about accused killer

Family asked 2nd chance for suspect after he killed 1st wife

Fundraiser for Faith Green by The Green-Allen Family : Help Us Bury Four Innocent Children

Man accused of killing family killed pregnant wife in 1991 | FOX 13 Tampa Bay

Gregory Green | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Michigan man tortures wife and kills their children after being paroled for killing his first wife and unborn child. | Lexington Herald Leader

Friends remember wives married to accused Dearborn Heights stabber

Man Murdered His Wife, Married a Pastor’s Daughter, Then Killed His Own Kids

Michigan man tortures wife and kills their children after being paroled for killing his first wife and unborn child. | Lexington Herald Leader

Credits
Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton
Produced by Clare Laxton
Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio
Music by Pixabay

If you’re enjoying the podcast and would like to support its running, please consider buying me a coffee buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton

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